The Hobbit and LotR actually have a large influence on metal bands. Blind Guardian does a ton of stuff relating to Middle Earth, including the album titled Nightfall in Middle Earth. So yeah, pretty fucking metal.

Mine's a tale that can't be told, my freedom I hold dear
How years ago in days of old when magic filled the air
'twas in the darkest depths of Mordor, mm-I met a girl so fair
but Gollum and the evil one crept up and slipped away with her

And he had the most badass lightsaber. Sure, Samuel LJ's was pimp cool being all purple and shit, but Lee's was a thing of beauty. Plus he didn't need much if any training having wielded swords throughout his career.